Obama is believed to have inspired a generation of young people, getting them to take an interest in politics．American politicians can come from different backgrounds, but there are a few things people do in common to get involved in politics and prepare themselves for a career．
Serve in the military: According to foxnews．com statistics（统计数据） ,61 percent of the US presidents have had some military service．Military service can add some luster to a politician．
John McCain and John Kerry both served in the navy during the Vietnam War．
Get a law degree: Although doctors, scientists and teachers can be and have been politicians , a law degree is considered the most useful and relevant degree．It's a popular background for becoming a legislator （议员，立法委员）, and some political positions call for a law degree．
Historically, the vast majority of American presidents have been lawyers．Hillary and Bill Clinton are both graduates of Yale Law School．
Do volunteer work: Volunteering to work for a political campaign of either a new or an established politician is another way to start．It can bring you in close contact with a candidate （候选人） and allow you to impress them with your dedication and work．Often, volunteers are rewarded with jobs or appointments （任命） if their candidate wins．
Obama's speechwriter Jon Favreau volunteered for John Kerry for a term while he was still at college．
Start locally: Another popular way to begin is by starting at the local level and climbing your way up．Most national senators （参议员） and representatives （众议员） first held office at the city or state levels of government, which also has representatives and senators．Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas State．Sara Palin began her career as a city councilor （参事） of Wasilla, Alaska, and went on to become governor．
In summary, starting your political career at the bottom provides a path to follow to the top．
1．According to the passage, when added some luster, a politician will become more ____．
A．healthy B．wealthy C．active D．attractive
2．Who did some work for a politician before graduation from college?
A．Hillary Clinton． B．John McCain． C．Jon Favreau D．Sara Palin．
3．The underlined word "dedication" most probably means "____"．
A．education B．consideration C．relation D．devotion
4．The main point of the passage is that ____．
A．political careers should start at the bottom in America
B．almost all American presidents have been lawyers
C．politicians cannot succeed without others' help in America
D．American politicians come from different backgrounds?
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents 36 while both were _37 the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where his father was enrolled as a 38 student. Barack Obama's birth name is Barack Hussein Obama.
In the memoir (传记), Barack Obama described his experiences 39 in his mother's American middle class family. Of his early childhood, Barack Obama wrote, "That my father looked nothing _40_ the people around me -- that he was 41 as pitch (沥青), my mother white as milk -- 42_ impressed in my mind. "
When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. Then the family moved to Indonesia in 1967, _43 Obama attended local schools, such as Asisi, in Jakarta 44 he was ten years old. He then 45_ to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents (外祖父母) Madalyn and Stanley Dunham, while attending Punahou School from the fifth grade in 1971 until his 46 from high school in 1979.
_47 high school, Obama moved to Los Angeles, where he studied at Occidental College (西方学院) for two years. 48 his academic ambitions, he moved to New York's Columbia University, where he _49 his undergraduate degree in political science.
Barack Obama is the first African-American 50 President of the United States. His rich and varied life experiences have 51 his political journey. Baraek Obama is able to 52 parties and people under a similar purpose: 53 the challenges of everyday Americans. This is a big part of what makes Barack Obama such a (n) 54 candidate (候选人) in the 2008 election.
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama 55 the chair of the American President as the 44th President of the country.
A. touched B. met C. exchanged D. influenced
A. attending B. leaving C. quitting D. overcoming
A. hopeful B. clever C. foreign D. promising
A. taking up B. turning up C. calling up D. growing up
A. like B. as C. for D. on
A. black B. green C. blue D. red
A. hardly B. really C. only D. probably
A. when B. where C. while D. so
A. as if B. because C. although D. until
A. returned B. managed C. travelled D. went
A. independence B. graduation C. improvement D. success
A. Adding B. Catching C. Following D. Studying
A. To realize B. To honor C. To share D. To enjoy
A. aeeei3ted B. earned C. arranged D. rejected
A. recommended B. charged C. developed D. elected
A. shaped B. designed C. proved D. repeated
A. lead B. combine C. guide D. unite
A. understanding B. meeting C. performing D. reaching
A. experienced B. attractive C. suitable D. famous
A. occupied B. employed C. received D. postponed
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科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省宿迁市2010届高三下学期第二次模拟考试试题（英语） 题型：阅读理解
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
From its opening lines – “ ‘You my lucky piece,’ Grandma says.... Her hand is wrapped around mine” – Heidi W. Durrow pulls us into her first novel, a moving story encircling us as firmly as that protective grandmotherly grip.
When we meet Rachel Morse, the daughter of an African-American GI and a Danish woman, she is just moving into the Portland, Oregon., home of her strong-minded paternal grandmother and her warm, classy Aunt Loretta. We soon learn that Rachel has survived a fall from a nine-story apartment building in which her mother, brother, and baby sister all died. Three months earlier, Rachel’s mother had left her alcoholic husband in Germany, following her “orange-haired” lover to Chicago. But Nella hadn’t been prepared for boyfriend’s drinking and racism, or for the looks and questions she gets as the mother of three brown children.
Rachel’s “new-girl feeling” in her grandmother’s home goes beyond her recent tragedy. Having grown up with a Scandinavian mother in the more colorblind society of an overseas Army base, this is her first time in a mostly black community. Her light-brown skin, “fuzzy” hair, and blue eyes raise questions about her racial identity that are entirely new and puzzling to her.
Starting sixth grade in her new school, Rachel notes, “There are fifteen black people in the class and seven white people. And there’s me. There’s another girl who sits in the back. Her name is Carmen LaGuardia, and she has hair like mine, my same color skin, and she counts as black. I don’t understand how, but she seems to know.” Several years later, in high school, her status remains uncertain. “They call me an Oreo. I don’t want to be white. Sometimes I want to go back to being what I was. I want to be nothing.”
Winner of the Bellwether Prize, created by Barbara Kingsolver to celebrate fiction that addresses issues of social injustice, “The Girl Who Fell From the Sky” comes at a time when bi-racial and multicultural identity – so markedly represented by President Obama – is especially topical.
But set in the 1980s and focusing on one unusually sympathetic girl overcoming family tragedy and feeling her way through racial tensions, Durrow’s novel surpasses topicality.
Like Rachel, Durrow is the light-brown-skinned, blue-eyed daughter of a Danish mother and an African-American father enlisted in the Air Force. With degrees from Stanford, Columbia Journalism School, and Yale Law School, it’s no wonder she gives her heroine discipline and brains.
Rachel’s life, however, is clearly not Durrow’s. No, there’s alcohol and drug addiction; deaths by fire, trauma, and infection. There are mothers who lose their children, and a saintly drug counselor who loses his beloved girl-friend. Through it all, what makes Durrow’s novel soar is her masterful sense of voice, her assured, delicate handling of complex racial issues – and her heart.
After hearing the blues music for the first time, Rachel feels what her mother called hyggeligt – “something like comfort and home and love all rolled into one.” She wonders what might have happened if her mother had known about such soulful music, “that sometimes there’s a way to take the sadness and turn it into a beautiful song.”
This, of course, is precisely what Durrow has done in this powerful book: taken sadness and turned it into a beautiful song.
60. What should be the direct cause of Rachel coming to Portland, Oregon?
A. Her mother left her alcoholic father.
B. A deadly tragedy happened to her family.
C. Her grandmother wants her to come and stay with her.
D. There was too much racism where she used to live with her mother.
61. Durrow’s life is different from Rachel’s in that _____________.
A. Durrow has to struggle through her life, depending on herself.
B. Durrow is troubled in her life by racism, living in a poor neighborhood.
C. Durrow has come through life much easier, with a better family background.
D. There’s alcohol and drug addiction in Durrow’s suffering-laden neighborhood.
62. Why does the writer of the book review mention President Obama in this writing?
A. To show the progress in America’s black community.
B. To highlight the racial harmony in the United States.
C. To indicate Obama’s influence in helping Durrow win the Bellwether Prize.
D. To remind readers of the background when the novel was written and won the Bellwether Prize.
63. The blues music Rachel hears is, deep at the bottom of her heart, most suggestive of ______.
A. bravery B. hope C. sadness D. beauty
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届河南省高一第三次考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Obama Still Smokes in Secret
US President Barack Obama has just made life more difficult for cigarette makers．He has just signed a law that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry．The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products．
At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90% of smokers who took up the habit before their 18 th birthday．
Obama, who has publicly struggled to give up smoking, said he still hadn’t completely kicked the habit．Every now and then he still smokes in secret．
“As a former smoker I struggle with it all the time．Do I still smoke sometimes? Yes．Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No．” Obama said at a news conference．
“I don' t do it in front of my lads．I don’t do it in front of my family．I would say that I am 95% cured, but there are times when I mess up, " he said．
"Once you go down this path, it' s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the law is so important．The new law is not about me, it' s about the next generation of kids coming up．What we don ' t want is kids going down that path," he said．
Nearly 20% of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases．
1.The new law makes life difficult for ．
A．Obama B．tobacco industry
C．White House D．US Food and Drug Administration
2.What do we know about Obama?
A．He no longer smokes．
B．He still smokes as usual．
C．He began to smoke at eighteen．
D．He is trying hard to give up smoking．
3.According to the passage, Obama is most concerned about ．
A．children B．officials C．his family D．businessmen
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届湖南凤凰华鑫中学高二下学期月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Barack Obama became US President in January, 2009. Since then, the world has been watching him closely to see whether he keeps his promises about the economy(经济), foreign policy and health care.
But at home, he has also been under pressure from his two daughters to keep his promise: to give them a new dog as a gift for helping him with his election campaign(竞选活动).
On Tuesday the nation’s first dog, named Bo, came out. It is a six-month-old water dog which is black with a white chest and white paws(爪).
“Bo’s got star quality,” said President Obama as he and his family took a walk with the dog on the White House lawn(草坪) in front of reporters.
He then joked, “ I finally got a friend. It took some time,” mentioning a famous saying, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”
1.Barack Obama is ______ President now.
A．French B．British C．Russian D．American
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The dog is called Bo. B．The dog is six month old.
C．The dog is black and white. D．The dog is all white.
3.The dog is Obama’s gift to ______.
A．the reporters B．his wife C．his daughters D．his sons
4.What might the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A．It’s not easy to find a dog in Washington.
B．It’s not easy to find a friend in Washington.
C．Dogs aren’t friendly to man.
D．Man isn’t friendly to dogs.
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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省名校2010届高考信息试卷英语（二） 题型：阅读理解
Barack Obama has never been shy about comparing himself with Abraham Lincoln. He did so when he announced his presidential election in lllinois ,where both he and Lincoln served in the legislature (立法机关) . “The life of a tall ,thin ,self –made Springfield lawyer tells us that a different future is possible.” Obama said. “He tells us that there is power in words and that there is power in hope.” Such comparisons have contiuned on big and small occasions,but the most important similarity ,in Obama’s mind, is how he plans to govern if elected.
Obama says he admires Doris Kearns Goodwin’s wonderful Lincoln biography, Team of Rivals.”He talks about it all the time .” says a top assistant .”He is particularly interested in the idea that Lincoln successfully won the hearts of many people who had run against him for President,some of them even disagree with him firmly .” “The lesson is that you shouldn’t let your hatred get in the way of hiring absolutely the best people .” says Obama.”I think American people are practical and so I have an interest in casting a wide net , seeking out people with a wide range of expert knowledge,including Republicans, for the highest positions in the government.”
“I don’t want to have people who just agree with me .”He says . “I want people who are continually pushing me forward and I’d be very interested in having those sorts of Republicans in my government, especially people who can speed up a responsible and logocal conclusion to the Iraq war..”
1.According to Barack Obama, the biggest similarity between Lincoln and himself is ______.
A.they both lived lllinois
B.they served in the same office
C.both of them are black
D.they have the same idea in governing
2.Obama is willing to cooperate with those who disagree with him because .
A.he is interested in Republicans’ideas
B.he doesn’t want to show his hatred to the public
C.they have the highest positions in the government
D.they may push him to make the right decisions
3. The author wrote the passage to .
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A.compare Obama and Lincoln |
B.help Obama to win more support |
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C.tell us something about Obama |
D.announce Obama’s political ideas |
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Obama is a member of the Republicans.
B.The passage was written after the presidential election.
C.Doris Goodwin is one of Obama’s assistants.
D.In the end Lincoln was able to get the support of the people who once hated him.
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